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version 1.284, 2009/10/08 20:42:12 |
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.Sh AUTHENTICATION |
.Sh AUTHENTICATION |
The OpenSSH SSH client supports SSH protocols 1 and 2. |
The OpenSSH SSH client supports SSH protocols 1 and 2. |
Protocol 2 is the default, with |
The default is to use protocol 2 only, |
.Nm |
though this can be changed via the |
falling back to protocol 1 if it detects protocol 2 is unsupported. |
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These settings may be altered using the |
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.Cm Protocol |
.Cm Protocol |
option in |
option in |
.Xr ssh_config 5 , |
.Xr ssh_config 5 |
or enforced using the |
or the |
.Fl 1 |
.Fl 1 |
and |
and |
.Fl 2 |
.Fl 2 |
options (see above). |
options (see above). |
Both protocols support similar authentication methods, |
Both protocols support similar authentication methods, |
but protocol 2 is preferred since |
but protocol 2 is the default since |
it provides additional mechanisms for confidentiality |
it provides additional mechanisms for confidentiality |
(the traffic is encrypted using AES, 3DES, Blowfish, CAST128, or Arcfour) |
(the traffic is encrypted using AES, 3DES, Blowfish, CAST128, or Arcfour) |
and integrity (hmac-md5, hmac-sha1, umac-64, hmac-ripemd160). |
and integrity (hmac-md5, hmac-sha1, umac-64, hmac-ripemd160). |